Dunstan, Archbishop

by CCW | 19 May 2022 01:00

The collect for today, the Feast of St. Dunstan (909-988), Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life (source[1]):

Cloisters Collection, Roundel with Saint Dunstan of Canterbury[2]Almighty God,
who didst raise up Dunstan
to be a true shepherd of the flock,
a restorer of monastic life
and a faithful counsellor to kings:
grant, we beseech thee, to all pastors
the like gifts of thy Holy Spirit
that they may be true servants of Christ and of all his people;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Lesson: Ecclesiasticus 44:1-7[3]
The Gospel: St. Matthew 24:42-47[4]

Artwork: Roundel with Saint Dunstan of Canterbury, 1501-20. Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, The Cloisters Collection[5], Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Endnotes:
  1. source: http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/collects/trad/tradmay.html
  2. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Cloisters_RoundelWithStDunstan.jpg
  3. Ecclesiasticus 44:1-7: https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Ecclesiasticus+44:1-7
  4. St. Matthew 24:42-47: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2024:42-47&version=ESVUK
  5. The Cloisters Collection: https://www.metmuseum.org/visit/met-cloisters

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